Silkie thread!

[BarnGoddess01]

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Wow, Zack!!! Good for you!!! I'm SERIOUSLY jealous! What are you doing in Italy? Where will you be visiting?

 

[sager:)silkies]

Wow, Zack!!! Good for you!!! I'm SERIOUSLY jealous! What are you doing in Italy? Where will you be visiting?

were just goin for a trip goin city to city staying in hotels go to see castles the canels all kinds of stuff if u guys want send me a friend requst on facebook ill have tons of pics and barbara were already friends so u will see pics i just hope i can take as good pics as u

 

[BarnGoddess01]

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Italy is a BEAUTIFUL country, Zack!! So much to see. Watch out for pick pockets in Rome.

Try not to look like tourists!

And watch out for pushy street vendors. There are LOADS of them.

Hope you get to see some of the countryside too. If your folks are willing, renting a car is SO worth the price ....

I look forward to pictures!

 

[ThaiChick]

I second that!

 

[ThaiChick]

Just had the Silkie babies out for photos.  Not happy having their pictures taken.  They would much prefer to be cuddled. But these photos are a little better than the ones I posted the other day.
I am confused about their colors.  Two eggs were marked "PA" which I thought Karen had told me was paint.  I know paint does not breed true, so I have no idea how these will turn out!  Pretty sure they won't look paint though.  So one of the paints looks black and I may even have the black and paint confused.  I was trying hard to keep them all straight as they hatched, making notes, but when they dried they looked different!  The egg marked blue/splash I'm sure who hatched out of there, but this baby looks a lot bluer than splash.  So may turn out blue, maybe splash on a blue background?  Who knows?  I guess the fun will be the journey of discovery.  I love them all.

I did email Karen from Catdance to see if she had a moment to respond to a couple of my questions about color.  I'm sure she's busy, but we'll see.

So here they are!  I believe this is one from a mystery "PA" egg.  Love the attitude! 


This is the other "PA" chick.  No idea.


 
Here's my blue splash baby (maybe vaulted skull) - who had to work VERY hard to get out of her shell.  She's valiant!  (and she had just stepped in poo - sorry!)


Pretty sure this is my vaulted skull black baby


Definitely the vaulted skull Lavender baby


And lastly, my beautiful porcelain sweetie. 

They are all adorable. BTW, what does vaulted skull mean?

 

[ThaiChick]

When giving a silkie a bath, what does everyone use for shampoo?

 

[Sanna]

And lastly, my beautiful porcelain sweetie.

Beautiful! I want one of these.
Does anyone in Connecticut have Porcelain or Lavender silkies available??

When giving a silkie a bath, what does everyone use for shampoo?

I used baby shampoo, something mild.

 

[BarnGoddess01]

When giving a silkie a bath, what does everyone use for shampoo?

I use a store brand lavender scented baby shampoo. NO idea if this is what the "pros" would use to make a bird show ready but it made sense to me and it seems to work ....



All fluffed up and back in business

 

[kahlua]

I have 4 silkies from Tractor Supply...I think they are about 7 weeks old now.
Here is my very ugly silkie...


And then I have 3 others that are much cuter! They are all close to this one...

 

[stoopid]

On the BBS birds, white, and paint, I use Clairol Shimmer Lights.
It's for old ladies, and has a very faint blue tint to it.
Yes, I'm an old lady, with grey hair